【國立臺灣大學109學年度畢業典禮 致詞代表 資訊工程學系韓哈斯】
Student Address, National Taiwan University Commencement 2021
International student Seth Austin Harding from Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering
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校長、教授、以及在螢幕前的各位同學,大家好。非常感謝臺大給我這個機會。我是韓哈斯,來自美國華盛頓特區。我會以自身的真實經驗出發,來跟大家分享臺大帶給我的收穫。
我當初為什麼選擇來台灣求學呢?我小時候非常喜歡看武打片,然後我十歲的時候去看了一部電影叫做「功夫熊貓」。這部電影成為了我最喜歡的電影,主角「阿波」的故事跟我的故事很像。我看完了之後就決定要開始學功夫,所以去了「美國武術學院」。那個時候我每天都聽旁邊的人講中文,到了高中我就決定開始學中文。當時我遇到了一位貴人,她是從台北到美國來教書的中文老師,她教的課是我當時最喜歡的課,我每天去她的教室跟好朋友練習。到了高中畢業時,我是全高中中文最好的非母語人士。同時,我第二喜歡的課程是電腦科學,那時候我是程式能力數一數二的學生。後來在成功錄取夢寐以求的學校:臺灣大學之後,我感到雀躍不已,因為我既可以繼續學習中文,也可以持續在世界頂尖的學府中,往電腦科學的方向精進自我。
不過老實說,當我回顧大一的時期,我也曾迷失自我。雖然我修了很多很多的中文課,但是我那時只聽得懂大概一半的課程內容。跟大家對美國人的印象不同,我其實很害羞,也很害怕舉手提問,我甚至不太敢參與社交,所以當時朋友也很少。我開始想家,也變得有一點憂鬱。那時籃球是我唯一的紓壓方式。
但更不幸的是,我在打籃球時弄傷了我的前十字韌帶,做了兩次手術,需要一年半才能恢復。許多的負面情緒壓得我喘不過氣。我被困在人生的低谷,不知如何是好。我覺得我的中文不夠好,我也被診斷出失眠跟ADHD,另外,美國高中的數學太簡單了,來這邊不夠用。種種壓力讓我足不出戶,找不到自己的人生方向。後來,我向臺大心輔中心以及我的心理醫師尋求協助,然後我也開始跟系上有更多互動。有一位教授叫徐宏民跟我說,"Never give up",雖然那時候我覺得這句話太過於簡化了我的問題,不過,在我仔細思考了一個禮拜之後,我下定決心,發誓不讓自己被這些事擊敗。我決定要克盡全力,認真做好每件事。這是我人生的轉捩點,我開始變得異常自律。當時廖世偉教授和洪士灝系主任帶我進入它們的研究室鑽研學術。這重燃了我對資訊工程的熱忱,提醒了我當初會愛上這個領域的原因。我開始研究人工智慧以及區塊鏈,也開始跟其他系上同學交朋友,一起成立臺大人工智慧應用社NTUAI。NTUAI現在是校內頗具規模的技術研究社團,致力於推廣人工智慧給任何對該領域有熱忱的學生。歡迎加入NTUAI,可以掃描我們的QR CODE。
最近,由於疫情的緣故,我已經一年半沒回美國了。但是沒關係,因為我已經找到了我第二個家。我很愛臺大,以及台灣的人事物。雖然我經歷了人生的低潮,但這裡的一切總是給我滿滿的祝福與協助。最後,我想送給大家「功夫熊貓」裡的一句台詞: "You just need to believe"。只要用樂觀的態度去面對困難,就有能力改變自己,甚至改變身旁所愛的人。就像阿波的父親說的,"心誠則靈,只要你相信,點石就能成金。根本沒有什麼秘笈。只有你。"謝謝大家。
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President, professors, and classmates, I'm very honored to be here. Thank you to NTU for giving me this opportunity. My name's Seth Austin Harding, and I'm from the D.C. metropolitan area. I'm going to tell a real story that's personal but that's relatable and what I see as the real me.
What motivated and guided me to take my undergraduate studies in Taiwan? When I was very young, I really loved watching kung fu movies, and when I was 10 years old, I went to the theater to watch "Kung Fu Panda". This became my favorite movie as I felt like the story of the main character Po was one to which I could very much relate. After watching this movie, I decided that I wanted to start learning kung fu, so I went to the United States Wushu Academy. At the time, I began hearing Mandarin on a daily basis, so when I was in high school, I decided to begin formally studying Chinese. It ended up being my Chinese teacher from Taipei who was my favorite teacher who taught my favorite class, so I decided I'd hang out in the Chinese classroom every day and practice lots. By the time graduation came around, I had attained the highest proficiency in Chinese among any non-native speaker in my school. My second favorite class was computer science, and I ended up attaining among the best coding skills in my school. After getting accepted to the school of my dreams -- National Taiwan University -- I felt honored, humbled, and excited; I could now spend time at among the world's finest universities studying Chinese and at the same time advancing my knowledge of computer science.
But when I look back at my freshman year, to be honest with you, I didn't know what I was doing. Despite having taken very many Chinese classes, when I went to the NTU lectures, I understood only about half of what the teachers were saying. Contrary to most people's impressions of an American, I was actually too shy to raise my hand, to ask questions, or to even meet with teachers after class, so I had very few friends at the time. I started to become homesick and depressed. At that time, I found that basketball was the only way I knew of relieving my stress. However, while playing basketball, I had torn my ACL and it would take two surgeries and a year and a half in time to fully recover. At this point, I felt caught between a rock and a hard place. In fact, this was the lowest point of my life, and I didn't know what to do. I felt like my Chinese wasn't good enough, I had been diagnosed with insomnia and ADHD, and I felt like the math taught in America was too simple to allow for me to keep up with my classmates. I was under immense pressure, and at this time, I lost any sense of purpose or direction. Later on, I went to seek help from NTU counseling, from my psychiatrist, and from my department. I reached out to Professor Winston Hsu from CSIE, and he told me this: "Never give up"; it was such an oversimplified way to approach such a complex series of problems, I had thought. However, I pondered these words intensely for one week, and by the end of that week, I had made a firm decision. This would NOT be another example of me giving up. I decided to go all out, to work diligently and passionately on all tasks at hand. This was the turning point of my life; I started to discipline myself to a very high degree. At this time, I met my then-to-become advisors Professor Shih-Wei Liao and Professor Shih-Hao Hung and entered their labs to begin research. Finally, the passion that I had for computer science that I had previously held in high school was kindled again, and I was finally reminded why I loved this field. I began my research life in blockchain and AI, and at the time I entered the lab, I also began creating NTUAI. NTUAI is now a large and highly successful NTU club that is dedicated to the research and public understanding of AI. Welcome one and all to join us; please scan our QR code here.
For a year and a half I haven't returned to America because of covid. But not to worry; I have found my second home, away from home. I love it here in NTU and I cherish all of the things I've had the privilege to experience in Taiwan. I've gone through the most difficult of struggles in my life here, but I've also had the most fortunate and blessed of experiences. To conclude, I'd like to quote a line from "Kung Fu Panda": "You just need to believe". As long as you are willing to adopt an optimistic attitude in facing challenges and hardships, you may become a positive force in changing the lives of those around you as well as your own life. It all depends on how you view it; just like what Po's father says, "there is no secret ingredient. It's just you." Thank you, everyone.
詳見:
https://www.facebook.com/NTUCommencement/posts/2718185771805180
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同時也有1部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過6,940的網紅F Records,也在其Youtube影片中提到,No Tattoos Music by: Dough-Boy Lyrics by: Dough-Boy Arranged by: Dough-Boy Produced by: Dough-Boy [Verse 1] No I got no tattoos No I got no tattoos ...
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home and away school teachers 在 thefamily.uk Facebook 的最讚貼文
This lil’ girl came home from school today with a big, proud, sweet smile on her face! I knew straight away that she came bearing good news. Before she could even begin to share her news, her excited little brother Ali jumped in and shouted, "Fatimah’s got loads of stickers and Dojo points for her poem!" We all burst into laughter at seeing how much he couldn’t contain his excitement and happiness for his sister - bless him!
So yes, Fatimah’s poem #IFIWEREAFIREWORK was a big hit in her school today. Her teacher was so impressed by her work. And guess how she rewarded Fatimah? Her teacher sent Fatimah to other classes to share her poem with them! Everyone including the other class teachers applauded Fatimah for her brilliant writing. They were amazed by her ideas. And not only that, she also got the honour of being the tiny teacher of the day and helping her friends in writing their poems.
So that is how Fatimah was rewarded by her teacher for all her hard work - by honouring her and giving her the chance to help her friends do the same. Fatimah says that she had the best day ever, and what happened today has motivated her to keep on trying her best because she feels great, not only because of her achievement, but because she could help her friends to reach for the stars together - bless her!
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home and away school teachers 在 A Happy Mum Facebook 的最佳解答
Happy Hump Day!
We've been having a little difficulty remembering the date and day of the week and apparently it's not just me but the kids too.
You know, while parents are having trouble getting used to home-based learning and finding it tough to multi-task, we tend to forget that the little ones are not having an easy time too.
They don't get to see their friends, they get confused by the endless deadlines, they struggle with submitting their work on online learning platforms, they can only see their teachers in virtual classrooms which might not be the best way to clarify doubts, they have to learn to focus amidst all the distraction, they at times suffer the brunt of our frustration amidst the chaos, they miss their usual outdoor time badly, they have 24/7 to bicker with their siblings and they also have to get used to seeing us all morning, all afternoon and all night. Yup, I don't think that things are easy for any of them too.
That is why it is especially important for us to stay positive and cheerful so that we can pass on 正能量 to the kids too. These three were sad to hear that Papa will be going away after getting used to having him home these days but I hope they will feel happy to still have Mama here with them when the school holidays start next week. I don't have any plans of what we are going to do except stay home all day, be spontaneous and just do whatever we feel like doing when we wake up in the morning.
Hopefully, we can keep smiling, keep feeling optimistic and keep looking forward to the day when we can run in the sun again.
P.S. Thanks to @bloomphotographysg for capturing their happy faces, I love how they are holding hands and having fun together. May they always be thankful to have each other. ❤
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home and away school teachers 在 F Records Youtube 的精選貼文
No Tattoos
Music by: Dough-Boy
Lyrics by: Dough-Boy
Arranged by: Dough-Boy
Produced by: Dough-Boy
[Verse 1]
No I got no tattoos
No I got no tattoos
Dough boy ain’t giving a what
My parents they wishing me luck
Complaints from my teachers in class
Say I don’t listen enough
Why would I listen to U
You should come visit my crew
I rather learn from mistakes
Than be a victim of school
I was a thief at the age of 14
I learned to work alone
I threw away my degree
Can’t stand to see it at home
I’m afraid that I’m like you
I don’t know where we’re going
I don’t know what I might do
I don’t believe in no one
[Chorus 1]
I got no tattoos nothing last forever
I got no tattoos but my Gucci belt leather
I got no tattoos what u think I’m soft?
I kill your whole rap crew but you never piss me off, I got
No no no tattoos
I got no no no tattoos
I got no no no tattoos
I got no tattoos
I got no tattoos
[Verse 2]
No tattoos but I’m wearing my glasses
But in this town you know I’m the baddest
No tattoos, not your favourite rapper
Wanna shut me down, see you make it happen
The money I’m making I put in the stash
80 in the bank and I put 20 in cash
All the extra money I pack it in the bag
To buy me that shirt and the jacket to match
I don’t take nothing for granted I don’t trust myself
Self made boy I don’t need no help
You think that you could play with me what do u know
I’ll fight you in the restaurant if you mess up my noodles
Dough-boy ain’t giving a what
Man of my words, I’m living it up
You loving the pain, I’m loving the grind
I’m loving it being above
Ain’t saying what you doing is wrong
Ain’t saying what I’m doing is right
Matter of time I’ll be gone
By then I’ll be feeling alive
[Chorus 2]
I got no tattoos nothing last forever
I got no tattoos but my Gucci belt leather
I got no tattoos what u think I’m soft?
I kill your whole rap crew but you never piss me off, I got
No no no tattoos
I got no no no tattoos
I got no no no tattoos
I got no tattoos
I got no tattoos
[Coda]
I know that things ain’t go last forever
I’m so scared things ain’t go turn better
That’s why I’m shivering when I wrote that letter
I’m so scared that nothing is forever